Little Rockets Academy
Licensed Center in McAllen, Texas. License #1030686, issued April 7, 2010.
- Address
- 5201 N Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78504
- Phone
- (956) 322-8122
- Licensed capacity
- 70 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 1, 2024. From the state's provider report of October 29, 2026.
Where this is
A map of this address loads when you ask for it. Nothing is requested from the map host until then, so opening this page does not tell anyone which program you were reading about.
The pin is where the US Census geocoder placed this address. About one in eight is interpolated along a street rather than resolved to a building, so treat it as the right block rather than the right doorway. How we source this.
What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,434 standards at Little Rockets Academy between August 22, 2022 and June 18, 2026 and recorded 18 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 2 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 2 | 108 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| Infants | 4 | 357 | 3 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Discipline | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 2 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 149 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,401 of those standards. The remaining 33, including 7 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
Ask about an opening
This goes to Little Rockets Academy and nobody else. They reply to you directly: we do not sit in the middle of it, and we never pass your details on or sell them.
Tell me about new inspections
One short message each time Texas HHSC records an inspection here, saying that it happened and linking to the record. We do not tell you what the inspector found: a finding without whether it was corrected is misleading, and that pair belongs on the page rather than split across an email.
We ask for nothing but the address, and we send a confirmation first. Your list is never shown to this program, never sold, and every message has a link to stop. An inspection is routine: programs are visited on a schedule and after a complaint, and a visit is not a finding.
State inspection record
HHSC records 14 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on June 18, 2026, and 18 citations.
- 1High
- 10Medium High
- 7Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 18. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
6 out of 8 staff files reviewed are missing trainings, including trainings on the following topics: Child Maltreatment, Transportation, Hazardous Materials, Allergies, Medication, Emergency Preparedness, Communicable Diseases, SIDS.
- Medium High June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.3403: Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
A copy of the most recent annual sanitation inspection was not observed at the childcare center.
- Medium June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 18, 2026
746.603(a): Children's Records Maintained
2 out of 8 children's files reviewed were not available for review.
- Medium High June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.1301(a)(7)(A): Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Transportation training
The director and 2 employees lack up to date transportation training.
- Medium High June 18, 2026 Correction verified June 25, 2026
746.5103: Documentation of Fire Inspection
A copy of the most recent fire inspection was not obserevd at the operation.
- Medium July 16, 2025 Correction verified July 23, 2025
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
The last severe weather and lock down drill documented was 1/8/24.
- Medium High August 2, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.603(a)(8): Tracking System or Sign-in and Sign-out Logs
The sign in and out log was not maintained. Corrected at Inspection: The times and initials were placed for those who had not been sign in.
- Medium High August 30, 2023 Correction verified September 12, 2023
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
An infant was not securely strapped on the high chair.
- Medium August 16, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.4503(b): Cots, Beds, Mats Labeled With Child's Name
The mats used by the children during naptime were labeled with a number but there was no list of names to the assigned mats. Corrected at Inspection: The list was created for the number/child assigned mats.
- Medium High August 16, 2023 Correction verified September 12, 2023
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The outdoor fence was observed damaged and loose.
- Medium High August 16, 2023 Correction verified August 30, 2023
746.1316(a): Transportation Safety Training -Director and Employee Complete 2 Hours Annually
Director did not have a current annual transportation training.
- Medium August 16, 2023 Correction verified August 30, 2023
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
An infant who is formula fed did not have a current infant feeding instruction form.
- High August 16, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.3701(9): Safety - Bodies of Water Inaccessible to Children
A wading pool in the infant outdoor play area was observed with about an inch of water. Corrected at Inspection: The pool was emptied and removed.
- Medium May 2, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
Training records were not available for review.
- Medium High August 22, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.2411(2)(I): Safety Requirements for Play Yards - Label for Each Infant
The infant play yards were not labeled with the infant's name. Corrected at Inspection: The play yards were labeled with the infant's name.
- Medium High August 22, 2022 Correction verified September 9, 2022
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The vents in the afterschool classroom were observed with dust and debris. There was floor tile missing in the afterschool classroom. There outdoor play area was observed with 2 used face masks and trash (plastic wrappers & bags) on the ground. There was a water hose that posed a tripping hazard to the children in the outdoor play area.
- Medium August 22, 2022 Correction verified September 9, 2022
746.2203(a): Written Activity Plans
There was no current activity plan for the preschool and infant group.
- Medium August 22, 2022 Correction verified August 26, 2022
746.2421(b): Written Feeding Instructions - Review and Update Every 30 Days
There was no current infant feeding instructions for a 5 month old infant. The last infant feeding instructions was from 05/16/22.
Do you have a child enrolled here?
If Little Rockets Academy confirms you are enrolled, you can tell us what you actually pay. We publish price ranges by city and age so other families know what to expect, and the only reliable source for that is people paying it.
There are no reviews on this site and we are not adding them. We publish the state's inspection record and facts families confirm, not opinions. Your address is never shown publicly; it goes to the program so they can confirm you, and nowhere else.
About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
Operate this program? Write to corrections@childcaretx.com and we will publish your response beside any record here.